The UBC Midwifery Program’s Vancouver campus is situated on the Musqueam people’s ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories. These lands have been a place of knowledge-sharing and care for countless generations, long before UBC was established here in 1914. We honour this legacy with respect and gratitude, recognizing our responsibility to engage with this history in meaningful ways.
Midwifery is rooted in care, connection, and respect for communities. Our program is committed to fostering trust, accountability, and justice by addressing colonization’s impacts on health systems and promoting culturally safe education and practice.
We strive to honour Indigenous ways of knowing in our classrooms, research, and clinical placements, reflecting midwifery’s values of collaboration and community well-being.
Acknowledgment is only the first step. We are dedicated to advancing the principles of UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan and strengthening relationships with the Musqueam and other Indigenous communities. Together, we work toward a more just and equitable future in healthcare. We invite our students, faculty, and staff to explore the Musqueam-UBC Memorandum of Affiliation and reflect on how they can contribute to these shared commitments.
Territorial Acknowledgements
UBC’s Vancouver campus is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.
The British Columbia Women’s Hospital (BCWH) campus, which is also located on xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) territory and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), with their head office located on the unceded and ancestral territory of the səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation).
The University of Victoria is located on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Esquimalt) Peoples and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples who have a continued historical relationship with the land.
The new Fraser Valley site is part of Surrey Memorial Hospital that is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded shared territories of the q̓ ic̓əy̓ (Katzie) [kut-zee], q̓ ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ [Kwantlen], kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) [kwee-kwet- lum], Semiahmoo [semi-ah-moo] and sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ Tsawwassen) [tsawah-sen] First Nations, and home to the Surrey-Delta Métis Association.
Anti-racism Statements
UBC Midwifery, as a member of the Canadian Association for Midwifery Education (CAMEd-ACFSF), is joining the voices of the many organizations actively condemning Anti-Black Racism and racism of all kinds. The Midwifery Faculty supports these organizational statements and implements them in all activities.
Organizational Statements